Splitting attachment for looms



y 1931. s. CROLLEY ET AL R 1,805,568

SPLITTING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOMS Filed July 26 1930 INVENTORS 5.1. CROLLEY By D. L. JONES,

A TTORNEY I parts throughout the same,

Patented May 19, 1 931 sPLr rrmenir'rncnr/rinvtriron Looms Application fired Jilly '26,

a Our invention relates to fabric attachments for looms. In accordance with our invention, we provide a fabric splittingfelement, which; is 5 adapted for attachment to-the breastbe'amof splitting erally horizontally arranged arm extending over 'a portio of -the fabric passing to the,

sand roll); 'Thevcuttingfelement is arranged-, beneath this generallyhorizontal arm to engage with the fabric and split the same and is carried by the arm. The arm extends over and covers the cutting element, thereby protecting the hands of the operator from con-.

tact with the cutting element. Inclined 1, wings are preferably provided near the cutting element and serve to support the fabric and hold the same taut. so that the cutting.

operation may be properly carried out. The 1 I 3 splitting element as a whole is adjustable longitudinally of the breast beam so-that the fabric may be cut into strips of any desired,

width and any suitable number of splitting v elements may be mounted upon the breast beam depending upon the number of strips into which the fabric is to be cut.

I In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate Y like Figure 1 is a side elevation of the splitti attachment embodying our invention, i

' Figure 2 is a horizontal section takenon, v

, to its .lower end, are nclined fabric uid ng;

line 22 of Figure 1, the cutting element be-sn ing omitted,

Figure 3 is a plan View of the attachment, and,

Figure 4 is a tachment.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose,

of illustration, is shown a preferred'embodr. V t I t V 7 lowerendfof theslaank 21 and wings :22 is a .f w y n l ne -b i ck flh h i sserew t r e Ope in 2 fo med ther in: ar

ment of our invention, the numeral 5 designates the usual breast beam ofa conventional V loom, arranged nearthe sand roll 6, having the fabric 7 passing over the same, and over a guide roll 8, and then passing to a cloth, beam 9, to be wound thereon. The fabric is preferably woven with a longitudinal strip 10 formed by omitting some of the warps.)

The fabric is provided with as many ofthese l- P f rab y 1930. j Serial no. 471,023.

ps-as! des d p ndi g p n the 1 1 ber of longitudinalsectionsfinto which it is desired to split the fabri' I V 'Mountediupon the breastbeam 5 is aguide rail; or plate 11, secured'to the breast beam the loomp' This attachment embodies a gen-H by screWso-r the like. u; Y'Thisguide railhas a longitudinal slot 12 leading into; a longitudinal recess 13. 1 The rail also has an up- Standing lqn d aa -b, 11 .1 flangeilf ai shown-i iTh plit giatta hmen em odi asbase or carriage 15, having a longitudinal rem up n tsil we l de,re e vin the Ca iag l s Pro i th aplu a i y of; transverse openings, 17, receiving adj u stable-clamping bolts. 18,; having heads 19',

m u t diw h n t is e s v 13 T hea 19 do. not have clamping engagement-with. iherbr astl e 5$ 1 the arr a maybe longitudinally adjusted upon the'rail 11; andjclampe'd in a, selected adjusted posii n th re n, by mn rula eft abo t Formed; integral with the carriage or base '15 is a generally horizontal arm 20, in the W dth-- T as sh wn;

Formedintegral with the shank 21, adjacent and. supportingfw'ngs 22, V arranged splitedges of the same,sup'porting the fabric maximum efficiency ise obtainable in the split-' ting -operation. :Formed integral with the ceiveclamping screws :25, arranged to be passed through two of the openings i'n an ordinary safety razorv blade 26, constituting Qthe' ciitting element. I The blade 26 is ar "ged upon one side of thfebraeket23 and;

emit-acts therewith while the upper the er upstend gutib ,Qn ans d ng ,slifdablje interlocking engagement therewith.

- form ot a flat.,strapv -havingpa substantial V 'formedgintegral with the for-I ard rport no h a m 2 5a pend substantially vertical shank 21,,which gen- 7 wena lya l p i' a in h ri n l r s ls e q oppiosite sideso f'the shank; These wingsare V 1 arranged beneath the i fabric and engage the perspective View of the at-( W i i and holding the same-suitably taut so that the the blade extends into a slot 27 cut in one wing 22, adjacent to the shank 21..

Particular attention is called to the fact that the free or forward end of the arm or strap 20 projects over the blade or cutting element 26, covering the same longitudinally and laterally and extending laterally beyond the blade 26 for substantial distances. The arm thus serves as a guard to protect the hand of the operator from contact with the blade 26.

The attachment is extremely simple, is formed of few parts, is strong, durable, and may be readily adjusted within wide limits.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The carriage 15 is mountedupon the rail 11 and the upstanding rib 14 enters the groove or recess 16. The carriage is moved longitudinally of the rail to the selected adjusted position and the bolts 18 are then screwed up and clamped to the carriage in this selected ition. The inclined wings 22 engage beneath the split edges of the fabric while the blade 26 is supported in an inclined position in advance of these wings to cut or split the fabric, as it is traveling in the direction of the sand roll.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the size and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of our invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, we

claim covered by the free end portion of the arm.

3. A cloth splitting attachment for looms, comprising a generally horizontal arm, means for attaching the arm to the breast beam of the loom, a depending shank secured to the arm, wings arranged upon opposite sides of the shank and attached thereto to engage beneath the fabric, a bracket secured to the shank, and means for clamping a blade to the side of the bracket.

7 4. A cloth splittin attachment for looms, comprising a general y horizontal arm, means for attaching the arm to the breast beam of the loom, a depending shank secured to the arm, wings arranged upon opposite sides of the shank and attached thereto, one wing having a slot formed therein, a bracket secured to the shank and extending below the win a blade engaging one side of the brac et and passing into the slot, and means to clamp the blade to the bracket.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

SUMTER L. CROLLEY. 1 DEWEY L. JONES.

. same, and that various changes in the shape,

" lower end of the shank and extending below the wings,- and a blade secured to the bracket and arranged adjacent to the wings, the ar-' iangement being such that the blade is cov-' 'ered by the free end portion of the arm.

2. A cloth splitting attachment for looms, comprising a generally horizontal arm, means for attaching the arm to the breast beam of the loom to support the arm above the cloth, 3 depending shank securedto the arm at a oint spaced a substantial distance from its ree end, inclined wings arranged upon opposite sides of the shank and secured to the same near its lower end to engage beneath the split fabric, a bracket secured to the lower end of the shank and extending forwardly beyond the wings, and a blade secured to the "bracket and arranged adjacent to the wings,

the arrangement being such that the blade is 

